Originally made using similarities to NBA 2K21 MT games such as the NBA Jam or NBA Streets, NBA Playgrounds is designed to mostly be an arcade basketball game, holding a roster from both active as well as former NBA stars.

The player has to fill a roster of those stars through different packs within the sport, which come from sport manners throughout NBA Playgrounds. The game released with mixed reception, and it was criticized for the slow pace of this single-player mode, as well as bad drops from the card packs.

Garnering enough earnings, NBA Playgrounds eventually obtained a sequel. Launched back in 2018, it played quite similarly to the previous title, while also making a variety of adjustments and improvements. All of these include better online matchmaking, fresh playground options, and more. Regardless of the improvements and improvements, however, the game has been criticized for its microtransactions.

The most recent entry in the NBA 2K line up, NBA 2K20 provides a variety of new customizable configurations to the game modes. By way of example, the game provides players the chance to create six expansion teams in the sport modes: MyLeague and MyGM. These teams may also be relocated whenever the player needs. It’s also the first time that the games have the WNBA teams appear in the series. However, NBA 2K20 was also heavily criticized because it’s more excessive utilization of microtransactions. NBA 2K19 is also the first game in the franchise in which there’s CBA Mandarin Chinese option for the commentary of career style. In spite of the compliments with the gameplay, the game is still held back, as would be Buy 2K21 MT the case with its successor, by its own microtransaction practices, which have been universally panned by gamers.